Weighing-machine



No. 607,466; Patenied July 19, I898. F. H. RICHARDS.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

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No. 607,466. Patented-July l9, I898. F. H. RICHARDS.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

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No. 607,466. Patented luly l9, I898. F. H. RICHARDS.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

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No. 607,466. Patented July I9, I898.

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WEIGHING MACHINE.

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No. 607,466. Patented .Iuly l9, I898.

' F. H. RICHARDS.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Nov. 4, 1897.)

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WEIGHING MACHINE.

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FRANOlb H. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

EBPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,466, dated July 19, 1898.

Application filed November 4, 1897. Serial No. 657,857. (No model.)

To (all 'LUILO'ITZ/ it may concern:

13c itknown that I, FRANCIS ll. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at llartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVeighing-Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to weighing machines, the object thereof being to provide an improved machine constructed to weigh and discharge large loads ofmaterial with accuracy and rapidity, certain of the improvements being especially intended for application to machines of the kind disclosed by Letters Patent No. 572,067, granted to me November 24:, 1896.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1-is a front elevation of a machine including my present improvements. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are side elevations of the machine as seen from the leftin Fig. 1, the parts being represented in the positions they occupy during the making and discharging of a load, and portions of the framework being broken away in Figs. 2 and at. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central section of the machine, showing the streams flowing into the weighing mechanism. Fig. (3 is a similar view with the supply apparatus removed and the closers open. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the load-reducing means, and Fig. 8 is a detail View of said auxiliary load-receiver and the surplus-receiver, a stream being shown flowing from the former into the latter.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The framework of the machine may be of any suitable construction,and it is illustrated consisting of the chambered base or bed 2, the side frames 3 and a, mounted on said base, and the brackets 5 and 6, which extend oppositely from the supply-hopper H.

The hopper H has a series of spouts, as 7 and 8, serving to overload the weighing mechanism, the principal spout '7 delivering its stream into the main load-receiver and the small or auxiliary spout 8 its stream into the auxiliary load-receiver, hereinafter more particularly described.

The weighing mechanism consists in the present case of main and auxiliary load-receivers, as Gr and G, supported upon beam mechanism consisting,preferably,of counterweighted beams, as B and 13, of the usual construction, pivotally mounted on the base and counterweighted, as at \V and XV. The auxiliary load-receiver is movably mounted between the posts or uprights 9 and 10 on the rear upper side of the main load-receiver G, the latter being suspended by the two links 9' and 10' in the usual manner upon the poising ends of the two beams. The main loadreceiver has the usual discharge-outlet, that represented being of considerable area to permit the contents of said load-receiver to be emptied with rapidity when the closer mechanism is released and opened.

The closer mechanism, which covers the discharge-outlet when shut, consists in the present case of a pair of main closers, as 12 and 13, and a pair of supplemental closers, as 14: and 15, the respective closers of each pair being supported for movement toward and from a cooperating closer of the other pair as they alternately open and shut. The

two closers 12 and 14c move toward and from each other, while the closers 13 and 15 move toward and from each other, and they are so constructed that when shut the discharge edges of the two sets thereof are in contact, as shown in Fig. 5, the discharge-outlet of the load-receiver G then being closed. The main closers 12 and 13 are fixed to and depend from the rock-shafts 16 and 17, respectively, extending transversely across the load-receiver and supported in bearings thereon, while the auxiliary closers are carried upon the transverse shaft 18 in the load-receiver. The shaft of the auxiliary closers is situated under the guard 19, located within and secured to the opposite walls of said loadreceiver, said guard serving to prevent the entrance of material into the bearings of the shaft for the auxiliary closers. For the same purpose the bearings of the main closers are protected by the overhanging ribs 20 and 21, respectively, the under surfaces of which are curved, and against which the complementary curved surfaces of said main closers are adapted to work.

The several closers are connected together for simultaneous operation, the following-described connections serving efficiently for assuring such operation: The shaft or pivot 18 for the auxiliary closers it and 1.5 is supported in the opposite end walls of the loadreceiver for rocking movement, the closer it being :tixed to said shaft for movement therewith, while the auxiliary closer is loosely sleeved to said shaft. The sleeve on the closer 15 projects from the lozuhreeeivei-and carries the c'ank-arm 2; (see h) the rock-shaft 18 carrying a similar erz'ink-arm it, to which the links 25 and it respectively, are pivoted, said links heingsimilarly jointed to the lower ends of the crank-arms S7 and 28 on the shafts or pivots ilti and ft? of the main elosersllL and ii The auxiliary closers 1:1: and 15 are conueeted toge1her hy the two pairs ot. short links, the respmative memhers ot. which are designated by St) and 230, said links being eonnected to each other and also to projections, as 3], on the upright connectors or rods 31;.

in Fig. 5 the several closers are represented shut, in which 'position they are held. hy a latch, as will hereinat'tt'i' appear, and when they are released at the proper time tl weight of material in the load-receiver ti, acting against the several closers, will spread them apart simultaneously by reason ot the described. connection, and as tl'teyswingopen the upright rods will he lUWQILtl through 1.4 the described etmueetions.

The rods 3; are jointed at their upper ends to the crank-arms i323 and .B-t, secured to op posite ends of the reek-shalt 35 3, the eranlcarm 33 heing preferably ongagmfl hv a latch, as ill, oi. ordinary constrluztion to hold. the elosersshut. Agravitycloser-shuttingmemher preferablyprovided, such meinherronsisting in the present ease of the segmental weight 35, secured to the (wank-arm 33 3.

As hereinhetore stated, when the latch it tripped. the rods 32 at opposite sides ot' the load-receiver, and consequently the several closer-blades, will he rohased, so that said closers can he forced open or apart l rv the mass in the main load-receiver (l, the rods 3:2 as the closer is opened heing drawn downward. its the rods are lowered the weight 53-"; is elevated, and it acts to shut the several closers at the proper time liy swinging the discharge edges ot' the respective pairs toward each other--that is to say, the rods 23:? are ele ated, and as they ri they operate through the pairs of ermnected links if) and 30, attached to the auxiliary closers Ill and 15, to swing the latter oppositely aw: 3' item each other, and the crank-arms 2-; and iE-tand links and will, through the connections with the auxiliary closers, he swung in an op posite direction to the movementoti' he au ziliary closers, wherehy the links and :Y 'i, and consequently the era ik-arms if? and 2!) and main closers l3 and l t, ran he moved in a coinciding path, the result; being that the discharge edges of the closers i153 and Ill and of the closers 15 and II are moved toward each other to shut the closers.

For the purpose oi retarding the shutting movement of the closers, so as to allow ample time tor the passage ot? the er'im jilete load from the weighing mechanism, a closer-retarding regulator, such as Ilt, is employed, the latter consisting in the present; :ase of a suhst:an tially inverted t -shapral plate secured hetween and to the urnight rods 3; and tllitjl'" ahle in the conduit all), secured to and dis posed below the base 2 ot' the machine.

The load from the receiver G is discharged in two streams, as shown in. Fig. -t, against the opposite inclined. sections of the regulator, so as to hold the latter down and the rlosers open, as shown in Fig. i.

llhen the disclmrged load has practically passed from the regulator, the latter heing situated relatively remote from. the load-receiver, the weight by dropping can elevate the rods 3; and through the l ereinliel'ortstlr sorihcd eonntitetions with said rod and. the tdoi-iers the latter will he sim ultaneously shut, and when in such pt sition the crank-arm. 233; will he eiuraged hy the latch ill on the load-- receiver.

The main. and the suptdementafl spouts l and ot the supply-hoppor l l serve, respew tivcly, to direct a large and a small stream to the main and auxiliary receivers it and ti to furnish an ovtin'lond. The auxiliary receiver is support ed upon the main receiver, as here inhet'ore d :raacrihed, and its outlet is eon trolled, preferably, l v a valve, as l5, pivt'ited, as at t3, to said, z-iuxiliary receiver, said valve heingshnt during the tlow ot' the two supply streams. The outlets ol the hopper it are also preferably gwxerned liy valves, as f and adapted siinultaueously to swing under ill, spouts 7 and 8, respectively, to cut; ol't' the supply to the two receivers.

The main *alve Y is pivotally Stll)])t )l'ltltl below, as at to the opposite side walls ol the spent 7 in some convenient manner, it; he ing tarnished with the lateral tnojcction ti l, carrying the w ighted arm t7, the weight .t-l ot? which acts normally to close the valve, such action,howevcr,beingpreforahlylimitetl hy the weighing nuiehanism or Irv the aux liary hcam i3, operahle upon the beam l; in hemannor shown in letters lateut hereiniet'ore rel'erred to.

A controllinga-ml is slmwn alt-til, pivotally attached to the valve-actuating arm t7, the tree end ot' said red hearing against the iuner or poising end oi the llC-Itll l it, so that as the latter descends with the lot-ulsreeeiver during the making ot. a Mad it moves away t'rom the lower entlot' the rodv t!) and permits the weight t to drop, whereby the valve can heswung under the opening ot the main spout I, The auxiliary valve Y is similarly pivoted, as at S, helow the auxiliary spout 8, it being eonimied with the lateral projeti-itiou 5t having the crank-arm it, to which. the rod 5:. is connected, said rod being also attached to the crank-arm 513 on the shal't;seeti m i of the main valve t", whereby through the descrihet'l eou'neetions as said main *alvo l it) closes the auxiliary valve will also be closed, said valves simultaneously reaching positions to cut off the supply when the load-receivers have been overloaded.

Then the load-receivers are overloaded, they are carried to the limit of their downstroke, it being understood that part of the overload is in the main receiver G,while the remainder or a comparatively small part of the mass is in the auxiliary receiver G, and from the latter the surplus is withdrawn for delivery to-a surplus-receiver situated, preferably, between the main and auxiliary load-receivers and supported on the framework.

For the purpose of withdrawing the surplus from the auxiliary receiver G the valve 45 is opened, as will hereinafter appear, to permit a stream to pass into the stationary surplus-receiver R, fixed between the arms 60 and 61 on the side frames, the discharge of the surplus-receiver being also controlled by a valve, as 62, which is shut during the removal of the material, as just set forth. The

. valve 45 of the auxiliary receiver G is preferably opened by the weighing mechanism, the beam B serving for this purpose, said beam having on its counterpoised side the actuator or projection 75, cooperative with the rod 76, pivoted to the crank-arm 77 of the valve, as shown in Fig. 2, the rod 76 being preferably connected by the guide-link 7 8 with the load-receiver G. As the load-receiver G descends the counterpoised side of the beam B will ascend, and when the parts have reached the limits of their respective movements the actuator will strike the lower end of the rod 76, as indicated in Fig. 3, thereby swinging the valve 45 open, so that part of the contents of the auxiliary receiver G can'pass therefrom to the surplus-receiving receptacle B. As the material starts to flow from the auxiliary receiver G it, with the receiver G, will rise, the actuator 75 thereby falling away from the rod 76, so that the valve 45 is permitted to close by gravity, the latter operation being completed when the surplus is completely withdrawn, at which point the closer mechanism is released by the tripping of the latch L.

The latch L is tripped by the by-pass tripper T of the usual construction, carried upon the projection 80 on the inside of the side frame 3, the arm 81 of said latch being designed to engage the tripper on the ascent of the load-receiver G or when the weighing mechanism reaches the so-callec poisingline, so that the arm 82 of said latch is disengaged from the crank-arm 33, thereby releasing the several closers.

It will be evident from the preceding description that the material in the receiver G constitutes a part of the predetermined load on the discharge of the main receiver, the latter operation being obtained in the present case by the opening of the closer mechanism.

My present invention involves overloading and load-reducing means, the overloading means serving to deliver to the receivers G and G a quantity of material in excess of the predetermined load, and the surplus being subsequently removed. This last-mentioned result is secured by the operation of the valve 45 to permit a portion of thecontents of the receiver G to enter the surplus-receiver R.

It has also been statedthat the material within thereceiver G when the surplus has been entirely removed constitutes a part of the true load, and for discharging the receiver G concurrently with the discharge of the receiver G, I may employ the following means, involving a deflector D, shiftable in one direction to permit the surplus removed from the weighing mechanism or the receiver G to enter the surplus-receiver B, said deflector being operable subsequently in a different direction to prevent the entrance of material into the surplus-receiver. The deflector D constitutes a part of the front wall 150 of the surplus-receiver B, it being carried by the shaft 151, supported by the opposite side walls of the receiver R. The deflector D consists, preferably, of a flat plate and is shown occupying its normal position in Fig. 2, it being disposed at such an angle that when the valve 45 is opened by the beam B in the manner hereinbefore specified a quantity of material can escape from the receiver G and, striking the deflector D, will thereby be directed into the receiver R, as shown in Fig. 3. hen the counterpoised side of the beam 13 drops, the actuator 75 will fall away from the rod 76, so that the valve 45 can be closed by gravity to stop the further withdrawal of material from the receiver G.

On the tripping of the latch to effect the release of the closers 12, 13, 14, and 15 the defleetor D will be shifted and the valve 45 of the auxiliary receiver G will be simultaneously opened, by reason of which the contents of the auxiliary receiver can be directed into the main receiver by the deflector when it is thus shifted.

For operating the deflector D and directing the contents of the auxiliary receiver into the main receiver said deflector is preferably connected with the closer mechanism. The shaft 151, which carries the deflector, is provided with a crank-arm 160, to which the rod 161 is pivoted, said rod having a loop 162 at its lower end embracing a pin 163 on the crankarm 164 on the closer-shaft 17. The rockshaft 151 is also provided with an actuator 165, adapted to cooperate with a pin 166 on the valve 45 to swing said valve open on the discharge of the predetermined load, the actuator being operated from the closer mechanism.

In Fig. 2 the parts are shown in their normal positions, the pin 163 being at the upper end of the loop 162. On the descent of the load-receiver the pin will be carried downward, and when the load-receiver has reached the limit of such movement the pin will be substantially in contact with the lower end comes of the loop. Nhen the load-receiver rises on the withdrawal of the surplus, the pin will be carried upward a short distance, and when the latch is tripped in. the manner hereinbefore specified the closer 13 will be swung ontward or to what isherein shown as the right, thereby elevating the rod 161. and swinging the plate l) under the discharge edge of the valve, and at the same time the actuator 105 will strike the pin 166 on the valve to swing the latter open, as shown in Fig. 7, thereby permitting a portion. of the contents from the receiver l to fall against the (lCllGChOlfj )lli0 D and into the load-receiver (l to be discharged with the remainder of the load.

The material within the surplus-receiver is discharged into the main receiver t a lterthc mass has been emptied from the latter. The valve (32 of said surplus-receiveris connected with. the thrust-rod til in such a manner that when the rod descends the valve 62, by reason ol' its connection with said. rod, will shut. The valve 62 is pivoted for oscillation below the outlet of the receptacle 1, it having the projecting shat't portion 90, to which the crank-arm ill is secured, and to said crankarm the link 92 is pivoted, the link being similarly attached to the thrust-rod it) near the lower end of the latter. As the rod 41) is lowered during the loz'rding period it draws the link 92 downward, thereby to swing the valve 02 shut, so that when the surplus is removed from the receiver G by the opening of? the valve to the material can enter the receptacle it and will not escape. ll'hen, however, the beam 13 returns to its initial position after the closers are shut, the rod i9 is thrust upward thereby, a similar motion being imparted to the rod ()2 to swing the valve (32 open, whereby the contents of the receptacle it can fall against the inclined chute 95, secured to the load-receiver, to be directed into the latter.

The operation of thehereinbeloredescribcd machine is as follows: Fig. 2 shows the posi tions occupied by the several parts at the commencement of operation, the closers l2, 133, ll, and 15 being shut and maintained in such position by the latch ll engaging the crank-arm 3 3, connected to said closers, and the valve l5 being shut and the valves Yand V, respectively, being open large and small streams will enter the receivers .l and it, respectively, from the main and supplemental supply-chutes 7 and on. the supply-hopper ll. .Vhen a certain quantity of material. has been received by the receivers G and G, they will descend, and the auxiliary beam ll, moving in unison therewith and dropping away from the thrust-rod it), will permit the weight +16 to fall, so as to shut the main valve V and the aur ziliary valve V in the manner hereinbclore set forth, the valves being fully closed when an overload is in the receivers G and G lVhen the weighing mechanism is overloaded, the actuator on the cou nterpoised side of the beam 13 will strike the rod '76, thereby swinging the valve to open, as indicated in Fig. 3, and permitting the surplus to pass from the receiver G and into the surplins-receiver t on the .t'rameworlz. l'r'hen the weighing mechanism is lightened by the withdrawal of material therefrom, the two receivers G- and G" will rise and the actuator-or projection 75 will fall away from the rod 7o, thereby permitting the valve l5 to shut by gravity. At this point the latch ll has inrpi'nged against the t1'ippci"l m the frame wort: in the usual manner to release the closer mechanism, whereby the several. closcrs can be swung open or apart by the pressure of? the material in. the load-receiver ll. [is the closers open the contents ol. the aux iliaryrecciver G will be emptied into the main receiver :i, as hereinbelfore specified, lfhen the closers are shut, the several parts will be returned to their primarypositions to repeat the operation, and during this period. the valve 02 is operated to permit the cons tents of the receptacle it to pass into lhe main receiver G to term the first part of the new lead.

ilaving described my invention, it claim--- 1. The combiiration, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality ol. recciveri-i, oi. means for delivering an. overload part ol' whichis supplied to one of? the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means [or removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver; a delleetor mounted to cooperate with one ot the first-mentioned receivers and with the surplus-receiver; and means for operating said deflector in one direction to permit the surplus to pass from the weighing mccham ismand to enter the surplusneeeivor and l'or ('iperating said deflector in a difl'crent direction to prevent the entrance of: material into said. surplus-receiver.

E3. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of;- load-rcccivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is delivered to one receiver and the remainder to the other receiver; means for removing the surplus; a fixed surplus-roceiver; a deflector mounted to cooperate with one of the lcad-receivers and with the surplus-receiving and means for operating said deflector in one direction to permit the surplus to pass from the weighing mechanism and to enter the surplus-reoeiver and for op erating said deflector in a diflferei'it direction to prevent the entrance of material into said surplus-reeeiver.

S5. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, olvniea s for delivering an overload part ol' which is supplied to one ol' the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means .lor removing the Slll'PlllS; asurplus-recciver; an oscillatorydeflectormounted to cooperate with one of the first-mentioned receivers and with the surpl uswecciver; and means for op erating said deflector in one direction to per mit the surplus to pass from the weighing mechanism and to enter the surplus-receiver and for operating said deflector in the opposite direction to prevent the entrance of material into said surplus-receiver.

l. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of

means for deliverin an overload Jart of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means for removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver; a deflector mounted upon the surplus-receiver; and means for shifting said deflector in different directions to permit or prevent the entrance of material into the surplus-receiver.

5. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means for removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver; a de- Hector mounted to cooperate with one of the firstunentioned receivers and with the surplus-receiver; a deflector mounted upon the surplus-receiver and operable in different directions to permit or prevent the entrance of material into said surplus-receiver; and means cooperative with the discharge mechanism for shifting said deflector.

o. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means for removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver a deflector-plate mounted for oscillation upon the surplus-receiver and means for shifting said deflector-plate on the completion of a load.

7. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; means for removing the surplus; a surplus receiver mounted on the framework between the two first-mentioned receivers; a deflector mounted to cooperate with one of the first-mentioned receivers and with the surplus-receiver; and means for operating said deflector in one direction to permit the surplus to pass from the weighing mechanism and to enter the loadreceiver and for operating said deflector in a different direction to prevent the entrance of material into said surplus-receiver.

S. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying main and auxiliary receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other of the receivers; means for removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver; a deflector mounted to cooperate with the auxiliary receiver and with the surplus-receiver; a valve on the auxiliary receiver and means for simultaneously operatingsaid valve and deflector on the discharge of a load.

9. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other receiver; a valve upon one of the receivers; means for operating said valve to remove the surplus; a deflector mounted to cooperate with the valved receiver and with the surplus-receiver; means for shifting said deflector to prevent the entrance of material into the surplus-receiver; and means operative with the deflector for opening said valve.

10. The combination,with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one receiver and the remainder .to the other, receiver; avalve mounted upon one of the receivers; moans operative with the weighing mechanism for opening said valve to permit the surplus to pass from the weighing mechanism; a surplus-receiver; a shaft; a deflector carried by said shaft for shifting movement in opposite directions; means for operating said shaft; and a device carried upon the shaft for opening said valve.

11. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a plurality of receivers one of which is provided with closer mechanism and the other of which is furnished with a valve, of means for delivering an overload part of which is supplied to one of the receivers and the remainder to the other; means for removing the surplus; a surplus-receiver means for operating said valve to permit the surplus to escape from the weighing mechanism and enter the surplus-receiver; a deflector shiftable to prevent the entrance of material into the surplus-receiver; and connections between the deflector and the closer mechanism for operating the former.

12. The combination, with a main receiver having a closer provided with a crank-arm; an auxiliary receiver mounted upon the main receiver; a surplus-receiver; means for effecting the removal of the surplus from the auxiliary receiver; a deflector shiftable to pre= vent the entrance of material into the surplus-receiver; a shaft carrying the deflector and having a crank-arm; and a rod pivoted to said crank-arm and terminating in a loop embracing the pin on the first mentioned crank-arm.

13. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodyinga load-receiver, of a pair of main closers and a pair of auxiliary closers, a closer of each pair being supported for movement toward and from a cooperating closer of the other pair as said closers alternately open and shut.

1a. The combination, with weighing mechanism embodying a load-receiver, of a pair of main closers and a pair of auxiliary closers,

a closer of one pair being supported for move ment toward and from a cooperating closer of the other pair as said closers open and shut; a shaft for supporting the auxiliary closers,

one of the latter being fixed to said shaft and the other being loose thereon; and connections between the said elosers.

15. The combination, with weighing meehanism embodying alozulieoei\'ei', of a pair of main closers and a pair of auxiliary elosero, a closer of each pair being supported for nn wement toward and from a eoijiperating closer of the other pair as said elosers open and sl tut; a shaft supporting the auxiliary elosers's, one of: thelatter being lixed to said shaft and the other-being loosely sleeved thereon; a eranle arm extending'from the shaft; a seeond crankarm on the sleeve of the auxiliary elos n, that is loose on the shaft; and eonneetions be tween said erz'inlc-arms and the main closers.

lb. The combination, with Weighing meeln anism emboi'lying a loadaeeeiVer, of a pair of main closers at opposit sides thereof; slmfts earried by the load-receiver, :fo nustaining said main closers; a pair of auxiliary (closers intermediate the main closers; a shaft for supporting the auxiliary closers; and connections between said last-mentii'nunl shaft and the shafts which support the main elosers for causing simultaneous motion of the elosers.

.17. The combination with Weighing meehanism embodying a loadareeeiver, of; apairof main closer! at oppof-iite sides of the loadaeeeiver; shafts to supporting the main elor-sraa; a pair of auxiliary eiosera situated between the main closers; a shaft for su 'iporting the auxiliary closers, one of the latter being fixed to raid shaft and the other being; sleeved thereto; a pair of Clitllli-Ztilllfi one of these being fixed to the shaft that :arries the aux iliary oloser and the other lixed to a sleeve of the othe auxiliary eloser; links connected to said erank-arnn's; and erani narms on the shafts of the main closers, (fJllllOttQti. with. said links.

18. Thecombination, u'ith nelghin meoln anism einln'idying a load-reoeirer of a pair of main elosers and a pair of auxilitny elosers, a closer of eaijeh pair beingau man-ted .torniorement tornzrd and from a eoiipe at ing eloser of the other pair as said eloaeris open and shut; eonneei ions between the nta'eral. eli' sers, for ear aing the simultaneous movement thereof; and a regulator connected with the closer 'meehanism.

ll). The eombina-tiou, with Weighing llliftll" a nisin embinlying; a loinl-reeeiver, of a pair of main closer, and a pair of auxiliary closers, a closer of eaeh pair being supported for move ment toward and from a eoiiperating eloser of the other pair as said olosers open and shut; Connections between the several closers for causing the simultaneous operation thereof; linkage joining the auxiliary elm-ens; and a regulator eonneeted with the linkage.

Bi The eombination, with Weighing ulrrelranism embodying a load-reeeirer, of a pair of main elor-iers and a pair of auxiliary elosers, a eloser of one pair being ,nuiporteil for movement toward and from a ooi'i imatiing eloser of the other as said closers open and shut; ronneetions between the closers; a rod injiijperze tire with the elosers; and means for holding the rod agains t notion.

fl. (the combination, with weighing; meoln anism emlnnflyingalimit-roomrel, of a pairol' main closers and a pair of auxiliary oloscns, a closer of eaeh pair being supported for movement toward and from a eoopera'tino (:ltntlt' of the other pair; eon'ni'netious betwi'aen the clot era; a pair of rods oooperatire with the closers and extending below the lrnnl-a'eeiiiirel;

and a regulator secured between said. rodsn .t ltithlt Ji l ll" l'tlt ll till ifl at 'ti'i tneases:

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